Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics of sample.
Characteristic Sample size (n) Weighted percentage
Overall 7022 100
Region (by socioeconomic status)    
High 1986 17.36 (13.8-20.9)
Medium 3040 33.75 (23.6-43.9)
Low 1996 48.89 (39.9-57.9)
Age group (years)    
15-20 417 5.90 (4.7-7.1)
21-29 1654 22.93 (20.6-25.3)
30-39 2877 43.92 (39.2-48.6)
40-49 2074 27.25 (23.7-30.8)
Sex    
Male 3678 51.43 (48.8-54.1)
Female 3344 48.57 (45.9-51.2)
Education (years)    
<7 1961 32.70 (29.9-35.5)
7-9 3145 46.44 (43.5-49.4)
10+ 1916 20.86 (18.2-23.5)
Occupation    
Farmer 3776 58.04 (53.1-63.0)
Farm worker/rural business 1114 18.93 (15.4-22.5)
Other (1) 2132 23.03 (19.9-26.2)
Marital status    
Single 981 12.31 (10.3-14.4)
Married 5916 86.43 (84.2-88.7)
Other (2) 125 1.26 (0.9-1.6)
Annual income (Chinese yuan)    
<1500 1964 43.60 (37.0-50.2)
1500-3499 2599 30.71 (24.1-37.3)
3500+ 2459 25.69 (21.7-29.6)
Out of town last year    
Yes 655 11.57 (9.8-13.4)
No 6367 88.43 (86.6-90.2)
Spouse out of town last year    
Yes 461 11.14 (8.9-13.4)
No 5470 88.86 (86.6-91.1)
Watched TV last month    
Occasionally 1980 30.47 (27.9-33.1)
Often 4718 63.82 (60.6-67.0)
Never 323 5.71 (4.6-6.8)
1Includes laborer, cadre, employee of domestic enterprise, employee of foreign enterprise, student, and unemployed.
2Includes separated, divorced, remarried, and widow/widower.